Grégoire Besson has updated its Combinmix cultivator for 2011.
Grégoire Besson exhibited a revised version of its Combimix one-pass stubble cultivator, aimed at small- to medium-sized farms, at Lamma 2011.
    The min-till Combimix is designed for use with medium to high horsepower tractors and combines tines, discs and a packer in one mounted unit. The principal changes are to the weight, reduced by more than 400kg, and a choice of a 15- or 20-ring packer to allow for different soil types.
     Other changes include a closer coupled hitch point with the three-point linkage and the packer is closer to the discs. Both changes help reduce the weight of the Combimix. The tine brackets have been changed to facilitate easier adjustment and there is a longer, more-efficient soil deflector .
     The Combimix has a working width of 2.9m and transport width of 3.0m. It features a hydraulically controlled packer that is capable of being folded on top of the machine for ease of transport; this allows the Combimix to be used on tractors from just 150hp.
     Up front is a row of five tines to loosen soil below the pan to a maximum depth of 35cm – depending on the tine selected. Choice of tines includes Michel ‘Heliplow’, standard Discordon, Eurocult or straight subsoiler and fixing choices include shear bolt, spring loaded or hydraulic auto-reset.
     Next, an independently mounted double row of 575mm discs, with two discs mounted per bearing for improved traction, chop, cultivate and mix trash residue. The discs have a spacing of 23cm and create a level tilth ready for the packer.
     The final stage is the 15- or 20-ring packer that consolidates the ground to leave a level seedbed. As standard, the Combimix features a new Emopak F roller with V Profile that is based on the standard 745mm Emopak, but which offers better consolidation from a lighter weight. A 600mm crumbler roller for dry, cloddy soils or 540mm diamond roller for sticky soils are also available as options.
     The Combimix is available from £21,000.

For more information visit: www.gregoire-besson.co.uk.